Chocolate Shadow Cake Recipe

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Chocolate Shadow Cake
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Ingredients
21
Count
Nutrition
786
Calories
Total time
35
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For the cake:
  2. Heat oven to 350* F.
  3. Grease and flour two 9 inch round or 3- 8 inch round baking pans.
  4. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla: beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
  5. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour into pans.
  6. Bake 30-35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  7. Cool 10 minute remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
  8. Frost with icing below.
  9. For the icing:
  10. Whisk egg whites, water, sugar, cream of tartar, and salt in a large heat- resistant bowl set over medium sauce pan filled with 1/2 inch of barely simmering water (don't let bowl touch water).
  11. With hand-held mixer on medium-high speed, carefully beat egg white mixture to stiff peaks, 6 to 8 minutes.
  12. Remove bowl from heat, add vanilla, and continue to beat until icing is very thick and stiff and cooled to room temperature, about 8 minutes.
  13. To Assemble:
  14. Spread 1 cup icing on bottom cake layer.
  15. Repeat with second cake layer and additional 1 cup icing.
  16. Top with final cake layer and spread top and sides with remaining icing.
  17. To Decorate:
  18. Place chocolate, butter and corn syrup in large heat-resistant bowl set over medium saucepan filled with 1/2 inch of barely simmering water (don't let bowl touch water) Stir until melted and smooth, then remove bowl from heat and let cool 5 minutes.
  19. Spoon 1/4 cup chocolate mixture over top of cake and then drizzle remaining glaze along top edge of cake, allowing it ti drip about half-way down the sides.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 786.46 Kcal (3293 kJ)
Calories from fat 289.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.12g 49%
Cholesterol 78.94mg 26%
Sodium 815.85mg 34%
Potassium 374.4mg 8%
Total Carbs 118.51g 40%
Sugars 80.2g 321%
Dietary Fiber 3.5g 14%
Protein 11.86g 24%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 3mg 16%
Calcium 141.1mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 265.91 Kcal (1113 kJ)
Calories from fat 97.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.86g 49%
Cholesterol 26.69mg 26%
Sodium 275.85mg 34%
Potassium 126.59mg 8%
Total Carbs 40.07g 40%
Sugars 27.12g 321%
Dietary Fiber 1.18g 14%
Protein 4.01g 24%
Iron 1mg 16%
Calcium 47.7mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 17.7
    Points
  • 22
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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